Anna Komnene (1083-1156) was the eldest child of the
Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. She is best known as the
author of The Alexiad - written between 1143-53, it is the first
major history written by a woman.
Dr Peter Frankopan is a Senior Research Fellow at Worcester
College, Oxford. He has just completed a major monograph for CUP
about Byzantium in the 11th and 12th century based on the
Alexiad.
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